Clothes hanger



June 5,1928. 1,672,795

' A. G. TORST CLOTHES HANGER Filed Aug. 25, 1926 INVENTOR hi; g Z

Patented June 5, 1928.

UNITED STATES AXEL G. TORST, or monnsrp, CALiFORNIA.

CLOTHES HANGER.

Application filed August 23, 1926. Serial No. 131,058.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes hangers, and has particular reference to a device used in conjunction with a stationary support such as a tentpole, whereby the apparel of a tourist or camper may be readily suspended by virtue of the construction of the device.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple eflicient device which can be readily applied to the ordinary tent pole and which will securely hold in position wearing apparel from contact with the ground.

Other objects and advantages will be a parent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings-forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tent showing hangers in position on the poles thereof,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of a tent pole and the hanger attached thereto, and disclosing one form of hanger,

Figure 3 is a similar View disclosing a modified form of hanger, and

Figure 4 is a side elevation on an enlarged scale showing the hanger per se.

In the course of camping, great inconvenience has been experienced due to the fact that oftentimes it is necessary to place wearing apparel on the ground or on articles such as boxes, trunks, etc., positioned in the tent thus presenting an unsightly appearance in the interior of the same, and further utilizing unnecessary space.

To overcome this annoyanceand inconveuience I have devised a simple type of hunger preferably made of wire which can be readily secured to a tent pole so that wearing apparel can be neatly suspended, and the attractiveness of a camp site thereby enhanced.

In the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a -referred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a tent provided with the usual tent poles 6 which have secured thereon pintles 7. To the tent pole and its pintle there is secured my improved hanger which embodies in its construction a single strand of wire including a straight portion comprising hook elements 8 which is bent at'right angles as indicated at 9 and terminates in a loop 11 adapted to straddle the pintle 7. In the length of the wire 8 I preferably twist the wire as at 12 so as to form a hook element 13, while adjacent the lower end of the wire, a loop 14 is formed which is of a substantially greater dian'leter than the loop 11 and encircles the tent pole 6. V

The Wire is again crimped or bent as at 16 so as to provide a second hook 17 which is spaced from the hook 13 and lies in parallelism therewith. The wire then terminates in a bottom hook 18.

In the modified form of the invention as shown to advantage in Figure 3, the conii IHCtlOII of the hanger is similar in every respect to the preferred form shown in F ig-j ure 2 except that a longer strand of wire is utilized and instead of employing a second hook 17, the wire is twisted adjacent its end so as to provide a loop 19 and an end hook 20.

iVith this construction it will be evident that the hanger can be readily applied to the tent pole by merely sliding the loop 14 over the tent pole proper and encircling the pintle 7 by the loop 11. Thus there will be presented a simple and eflicient hanger which will easily and securely hold thereon various articles of wearing apparel.

It is to be understood that the forms of my invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred examples of the same and that various changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim A hanger consisting of a straight strand of wire equipped with pole engaging means comprising an enlarged loop, a loop of smaller diameter than the enlarged loop and adapted to be connected to the top of a pole, the axis of said loops being in axial alignment, and an apparel supporting means formed integrally with said loop, said means extending outwardly from said'straight strand of wire.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

AXEL G. TORST. 

